Jiang Ling looked at her blankly, thinking that men would probably be good at saying sweet words once they got the hang of it.

A smile spread across her lips as she looked at him: "Okay, Mr. Zhou, then let me see your feelings."

Zhou Jing'an stared at her smiling face and nodded solemnly.

-

Jiang Ling stood up, put the medicine bag back on his waist, took the water bag, and said to him, "We have to separate."

"The mountains and forests are dangerous. How can you do it alone?" Zhou Jing'an frowned, disagreeing with her.

Jiang Ling shrugged, "Then let's find another cave. I saw a few of them when I was escaping. Let's separate and pretend we never met."

Although she is not afraid of public opinion, she does not want to cause unnecessary trouble.

After all, this was still in ancient times, and the fates of all children in a family were connected. She didn't want to implicate Jiang Fei and the others because of her own reputation.

Zhou Jing'an also knew that Jiang Ling did not agree with his proposal, so he had no choice but to do this.

"Okay," he agreed.

Afterwards, the two of them erased some traces, and Zhou Jing'an was able to clearly identify the direction. He took her carefully all the way to a cave, which was not far from the camp. However, he was not completely sure about the situation of the camp, so for safety's sake, it was better not to return for the time being.

Jiang Ling naturally knew that this was to give Feng Yu enough time to search for the rebels and that he could not return, so he nodded to show that he understood.

He made a fire for her and gathered some hay and leaves to cover her so that she could rest for a while.

When they had to leave, Zhou Jing'an was still worried and asked her, "Do you have any weapons?"

Jiang Ling pulled out a dagger from his sleeve and said, "I have it with me."

After thinking it over, Zhou Jing'an took out a firework from his arms and handed it to her: "If you encounter bandits, light the firework and someone will come to rescue you."

This is to safely arrange the hidden vanguard in the mountains and forests.

However, Zhou Jing'an's original intention was to use Feng Yu and him as bait to lure the snake out of its hole, and he would not easily set off fireworks.

Jiang Ling frowned and didn't take it: "You take it. This place is not far from the camp. They won't search for me if I hide here. But you are more likely to become their target."

She knew the significance of fireworks, which were used to save her life in the end.

But she couldn't say it directly, otherwise it would reveal the fact that she had already guessed the truth.

Zhou Jing'an refused, put the fireworks aside, and left quickly.

"Be careful, I will find someone to rescue you as soon as possible." His voice gradually faded away and soon disappeared.

Jiang Ling didn't catch up with him and was panting.

This guy runs really fast.

When Zhou Jing'an left, he carefully covered up the traces of the two people so that the bad guys could not search where Jiang Ling was, and he quickly returned to the depths of the forest.

Jiang Ling held the fireworks in her arms and couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Although she knew that this was all a trap set by Zhou Jing'an, what if those people wanted to kill him and sent many people to kill him? Could he handle it alone?

Fox Fox jumped out to comfort her: "Host, you have to believe in Zhou Jing'an, he is very powerful."

"I know he is powerful, but I'm afraid that deception is justifiable in war, and he might fall into someone else's trap." Jiang Ling frowned.

But now she can't do anything.

If you don't know martial arts, you will only be a burden even if you are by his side. It is better to stay here and wait for rescue.

Jiang Ling didn't wait too long. After about an hour, he heard footsteps coming closer.

She cautiously hid in the crevice of the cliff, holding the dagger tightly in her hand, holding her breath and keeping quiet.

"Ling'er? Are you there?"

Suddenly a familiar male voice was heard, and Jiang Ling breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s her brother, Jiang Yi.

She ran out quickly and almost cried when she saw Jiang Yi's face.

It’s better not to go on such jungle adventures, her little heart can’t take it.

"Brother!" she shouted.

Jiang Yi stepped forward quickly, followed by several soldiers, including Xiaojia. He breathed a sigh of relief to see that she was fine.

"You scared me to death." Jiang Yi looked her up and down, and was relieved when he found no injuries. However, he still frowned and scolded her coldly: "Don't play around when you go out in the future. Just stay in the tent."

Jiang Ling knew that he had made them worried, so he nodded obediently: "I know, brother, I'm sorry for making you worry."

She asked again: "Where are my parents?"

Jiang Yi's eyes flickered slightly. "We are all in the camp. Are you hurt?"

Jiang Ling turned around and said, "I'm fine, just hungry. Let's go back."

Although she knew the truth, as an "uninformed and frightened little girl", Jiang Ling still asked about the bandits' intrusion.

Jiang Yi just said that everything was resolved. Those bandits just saw someone camping here and thought they were high-ranking officials, so they wanted to rob their treasures. They have all been brought to justice.

This is a bit made up.

The emperor's entourage is treated as ordinary dignitaries?

Besides, who doesn't know that the emperor led all the officials on an autumn hunt? Robbery? How could it be possible?

However, Jiang Ling did not expose the truth, but only cursed the bandits angrily.

Jiang Ling followed them back to the camp. Although she wanted to know about Zhou Jing'an's situation, she didn't ask any more questions along the way. After all, they hadn't met him, had they? She didn't know that he had also strayed into the forest.

The camp was back to its peaceful state as before, as if no bandits had ever been there.

Meng Wanjie was waiting in front of the tent early. As soon as she saw her, she immediately came over, tears in her eyes, scolding and feeling distressed.

"Why are you running around like that, kid? The forest is so dangerous. What would I do if anything happened to you?"

Jiang Ling let her scold him, hugged her and admitted her fault coquettishly: "Mom, don't cry, mom, I'm fine, right? I just ran for a while, but I didn't dare to go any further, so I found a cave to stay in."

She also looked at her: "Is mother hurt?"

Meng Wanjie shook her head and just pulled her to look around.

She looked at Meng Wanjie crying and laughing, and her heart felt sour.

"Mom, I'm fine, look." She turned around in front of Meng Wanjie again, "I'm not hurt."

Meng Wanjie wiped her tears and looked at her carefully for a long time before hugging her in her arms. "Don't run around anymore, do you hear me?"

Jiang Ling nodded and leaned his head in her arms.

"I understand, mother."

-

Jiang Ling washed herself up, changed into clean and comfortable clothes, and tied her hair into a bun, only to find that Jiang Lianshan had not returned yet.

"Mom, where is my dad?"

Meng Wanjie brought her a bowl of wontons and said, "The emperor called him away. I don't know what happened. He said we don't have to wait for him for dinner."

Something happened?

Could it be that the traitor has been found?

It seems that her father was called by the emperor for this matter.

Is Zhou Jingan back?

Jiang Ling wanted to ask if Zhou Jing'an had returned, but she didn't know how to start. Unexpectedly, Meng Wanjie took the initiative to ask.

"Jing'an also strayed into the forest. Did you encounter him?"

Jiang Ling was eating delicious wontons and shook her head: "No."

She put down the bowl and asked, "Have you sent someone to look for it? Has it been found?"